Scion FR-S Recalls

Toyota motor company (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 toyota scion fr-s vehicles manufactured march 13, 2012, to january 14, 2016 and equipped an automatic transmission and ignition key. vehicles with a push-to-start button are not affected. in the affected vehicles, it may be possible to remove the ignition key without the transmission being in the "park" position. as such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention."

If the key can be removed from the ignition when the transmission is not in the "park" position, the vehicle could roll away increasing the risk of a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ignition key/transmission interlock wiring connections, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. the recall began on march 7, 2016. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. toyota's number for this recall is g0e.

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

07/03/12

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2013 scion fr-s vehicles manufactured from march 22, 2012, through may 14, 2012. the owner?s manual contains an inaccurate description of the actual operation of the front passenger occupant classification system. other portions of the owner?s manual, describing the air bag system, require clarification. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) no. 208, ?occupant crash protection.?

If a user reads and follows inaccurate owner?s manual information, this could lead to an increased risk of injury to a front passenger seat occupant under certain crash conditions.

Toyota will notify owners, and will mail corrected inserts for the owner?s manuals, free of charge. the safety recall began on july 3, 2012. owners may contact toyota at 1-866-707-2466.

Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Toyota motor company (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 toyota scion fr-s vehicles manufactured march 13, 2012, to january 14, 2016 and equipped an automatic transmission and ignition key. vehicles with a push-to-start button are not affected. in the affected vehicles, it may be possible to remove the ignition key without the transmission being in the "park" position. as such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 114, "theft protection and rollaway prevention."

If the key can be removed from the ignition when the transmission is not in the "park" position, the vehicle could roll away increasing the risk of a crash and occupant or pedestrian injuries.

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ignition key/transmission interlock wiring connections, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. the recall began on march 7, 2016. owners may contact toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. toyota's number for this recall is g0e.

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

07/14/16

Other

Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain model year 2016 toyota camry and highlander, 2015-2016 toyota tundra, scion fr-s, and tc vehicles. the load carrying capacity modification label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. as a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 110, "tire selection and rims for passenger cars."

An incorrect label may lead an owner to overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Set will notify owners, and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. the recall began on july 14, 2016. owners may contact set customer service at 1-866-405-4226.

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

06/03/16

Other

Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain model year 2016 toyota yaris, rav4, land cruiser and 4runner vehicles, and scion fr-s, im, and tc vehicles manufactured january 28, 2016, to march 14, 2016. the load carrying capacity modification label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. as a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 110, "tire selection and rims for passenger cars."

An incorrect label may result in the vehicle being overloaded, increasing the risk of a crash.

Set will notify owners, and provide them a corrected label to be installed over the inaccurate label, free of charge. the recall began on june 3, 2016. owners may contact set customer service at 1-866-405-4226. set's number for this recall is set16a.

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

02/23/15

Other

Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 toyota 4runner, tacoma, fj cruiser, land cruiser, rav4, scion frs, and xb vehicles. the affected vehicles may have accessories installed by set, such as running boards or other items, that were incorrectly installed. the accessory attaching fasteners were not tightened with the proper torque, possibly causing the accessory to detach from the vehicle.

Accessories that detach from a vehicle may result in a vehicle crash and/or personal injury.

Set will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the affected bolts, free of charge. the recall began february 23, 2015. owners may contact set customer service at 1-866-405-4226. set's number for this recall is set-14b.

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scion FR-S Recalls

Some things are often misunderstood about recalls and technical service bulletins (TSBs). Plus a disclaimer.

Recalls do not have to be issued only because something is prone to failure.
NHTSA (a government agency) can only require a recall if a failure will affect safety, emissions, fuel economy, or compliance with some other regulation or law.
Manufacturers can voluntarily recall cars for problems that do not affect these, though.

Recalls often apply to only some cars of a specific model year, rather than all of them.
You should receive a letter from the manufacturer if your car has been recalled.
You can also check with the dealer, which will know which (if any) recalls pertain to your car.

The primary purpose of TSBs is to inform dealers about known problems with a car and how to fix them.
They are not the same as recalls. As with recalls, TSBs often only apply to some cars, not the entire model year.

Dealers often will not provide a preventive repair just because a problem described in a TSB might happen to your car.
They'll usually want to observe symptoms that the problem is already affecting your car.

Even if there are symptoms, a manufacturer doesn't have to pick up the cost of a TSB repair if the car is out of warranty, though sometimes they do.

We provide the text of recalls and TSBs as provided by NHTSA. There can be errors in the text.
If you sign up for notifications in My Garage, we will try to get these to do, but for various reasons (some beyond our control) cannot guarantee you will receive them.
When in doubt about a recall or TSB, contact the dealer.